I met that guy at Atco.

He is not happy anymore, Blew his "STOCK" tranny and a head gasket that night.

Not a slight on Tommy or the guy. Just what happened.

And yes tommy was right. The guy is running a 300 shot and does not purge. He also likes to run his truck hot. I mean sitting there running for 10 minutes with the hood closed HOT.
Not the way I do things but it was not my truck and the guy seemed very nice and not too worried about what happened.

VINNIE

 

I don't have the truck. Just relaying the all info I got from my engine builder.

 

If I am not mistaken, that is the 2nd time that has happened to him...........

 

The motor got torn down and what do you know, the wrong pistons were installed. I just thought I would bring this thread back with some new info.

 

I'm sure since Tommy is back he will comment on that... There still are a few people around here that have been here for a long long time..

 

Wow man, I'm sorry to hear about the $h!t motor. Are you rebuilding it yourself or getting it built by someone else.

 

This thread started in 2005. He had a brand new engine built and installed late in 2005 from another engine builder. Could anyone imagine eating an entire engine because of countless mistakes by a hack engine builder? This is why Tommy will never be welcome back to these forums.

-Mark

 

Well I am glad you brought this thread back from the dead.

I do not have to defend myself at this point but will say I have always installed exactly what was agreed upon. Some will believe some will not but I can say that I have never said I was going to put something in and not done so.

 

I'm just a nobody with no interest in this one way or the other but I think thats what all the anti-you post's are about,.......that is you trying to put it in........ to your customers.

 

You don't have to defend yourself>??? Are you ****ing kidding>??? You robbed the both of us for quite a bit of money there pal. You are a ****ing thief! Don't try and tell anybody else otherwise. Like someone said before, maybe if you tried to make some type of refund things would be different. You did not and just thinking about this again put a horrible taste in my mouth. You screwed us HARD, there is no other way about it. -Mat-

 

I didn't realize Tommy was still in business until I saw his recent post on this thread. I am on my 3rd OP built motor. 1st blew up on a rented dyno where he was doing the tuning. He said a vacuum hose came off and caused the motor to go. I'm no engine builder just a guy who likes to go fast so I'm not sure of his claim. He cut me a break on the 2nd one (discounted the cost a little). The second one blew up at atco after it ran out of oil with about 800 miles on it. I was partly to blame for not checking the oil but it never crossed my mind since it was so new. I should have found another builder at this point but he is an extreemly nice guy. He towed it from the track and put in motor number three. I thought he would have admitted some blame at this point but didn't. Now the 3rd motor makes nice power but burns a quart of oil every 500 miles. I bought it back to him and he said everything is fine. It is scheduled to be torn down at JDM next month.......Live and learn I guess. The whole thing cost me way too much money so I now go fast with a mustang at the track while the truck sits in the garage. One positive note I may be the only guy on his soon to be fourth motor and the truck only has 12,000 miles on it. FYI the harley guy uses a different tuner now, same guy who does my mustang work.

 

Me thinks Tommy and MSX should go in business what a combo

 

very informative post,,,,,thanks

 

As an outsider looking in, meaning not a customer or customer of a competitor. If whoever T/L is was at all concerned about his business this thread would not exist. Business absolutely basic 101, make the customer happy. Problems happen, it's a fact of life. How you deal with them will determine how long you stay in business.

As for the customers that are/were affected, if you haven't already why haven't you pursued legal action?

 

Might be why he isn't in business anymore..

I know the orginal poster considered it, but costly to pursue 1000 miles away.

-Mark